Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Large False Serotine

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hesperoptenus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.